Brandon Curry may follow up the 2025 Arnold Classic with a trip to the 2025 Masters Olympia. The 2019 Mr. Olympia winner and two-time Arnold Classic champion ranked fourth at the 2025 Arnold Classic, which ... Continue Reading
Déjà Vu All Over Again: Mirjam von Rohr and Colten Mertens Win 25.1
For the second year in a row, “point one” of the CrossFit Open ended with the same two names at the top. Mirjam von Rohr from Switzerland, the current iF3 World Champion, put up a score of 259, 14 ... Continue Reading
How the World’s Top Female Natural Bodybuilder Trains
Natalie Hays is a women’s natural bodybuilder. Her competitive accolades include winning the 2023 Ms. America, the 2023 Yorton Cup, the 2023 World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) World Championship, ... Continue Reading
How Bikini Bodybuilder Yume Kurokawa Trains and Diets During Peak Week
Japanese IFBB Pro Bikini bodybuilder Yume Kurokawa, a mother of two, is on an ambitious journey to secure an Olympia qualification. Her 2024 competition resume includes IFBB Tokyo Pro ... Continue Reading
“I Don’t Drink Water” — How Much Mitchell Hooper Spends on Groceries
2023 World’s Strongest Man and reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper shared his grocery haul before winning the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) in Columbus, OH, on March 1, 2025. ... Continue Reading
11 Habits to Build a Ripped Physique
Celebrity coach and author Thomas DeLauer once weighed an unhealthy 300 pounds—a clear disparity from his current-day shredded physique. In late February 2025, DeLauer shared his top muscle-building and ... Continue Reading
Is Training to Failure Overrated?
“Do as many reps as you can” is a common exercise cue and one you may have heard many times. A general assumption is more effort equals better results. But do you need to empty your tank on every set for ... Continue Reading
Men’s Open Bodybuilder Rafael Brandão’s 8,000-Calorie Diet
IFBB Pro Open bodybuilder Rafael Brandão’s intense bulking diet was shared five weeks into his offseason in late February 2025. The Brazilian mass monster weighed 126.5 to 127 kilograms (278.9 to 280 lbs) ... Continue Reading
2025 CrossFit Open Registrations Down 32%; Lowest Total Since 2014
CrossFit Open workout 25.1 is done, and the results are in. While many are pondering their own fitness level, the leaderboard, as always, also highlights overall registration and ... Continue Reading
2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse to Decrease ~30% From 2024
The 2025 CrossFit Games prize purse is estimated to be about $1 million lower than last year. This estimate is based on total Open registrations after the sign-up window closed. As of 8:00 ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Kuba Cielen’s 5 Steps to Bigger Biceps
“There will never be a time when anyone ever says their biceps are too big,” says Pro heavyweight bodybuilder Kuba Cielen. Many gym-goers struggle to beef up their elbow flexors because they lack proper ... Continue Reading
Try Canadian Fitness Influencer Natasha Aughey’s Beefy Arm Day
While two exercises could suffice to train most muscles, they’re hardly enough for a complex system like the back. It comprises several muscles with different functions, and each needs to be accounted ... Continue Reading
Drag Racing Champion Antron Brown Uses CrossFit to Stay Fit Physically and Mentally
Drag racing and CrossFit might not sound like a match — but for Antron Brown, four-time NHRA drag racing champion, the two complement each other perfectly. Brown, 48, recently added CrossFit movement ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Classic Amateur Results
The 2025 Arnold Classic Amateur (ACA) competition occurred on Feb. 27, 2025, in Columbus, OH, as part of the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF). Amateur athletes had to qualify to compete at the 2025 ACA, ... Continue Reading
Adidas Athletes and Community Members Take on 25.1 at Riginal CrossFit Nürnberg in Germany
Lateral burpees over the dumbbell, dumbbell hang cleans to overhead, and bodyweight walking lunges – CrossFit Open workout 25.1 was a movement triplet, programmed as an AMRAP in 15 minutes. More than ... Continue Reading
3 Guaranteed Ways To Crush the CrossFit Open This Year
Powered By: The CrossFit Open is here — a time when athletes worldwide test their limits, whether aiming for the CrossFit Games or engaging in friendly competition at their local box. To ... Continue Reading
Frank Boniello Wins 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter
Frank Boniello is the 2025 World’s Strongest Firefighter (WSF). Boniello was the best of 18 finalists who advanced to the championship round of the contest on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Strongwoman Pro/Am Results
The 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Pro/Am (ASWPM) was part of the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, OH, on March 1-2, 2025. The contest featured eight strongwomen representing four countries ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Strongman Pro/Am Results
The 2025 Arnold Strongman Pro/Am (ASPA) competition was part of the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, OH, on March 1-2, 2025. The contest featured eight strongmen representing three countries ... Continue Reading
Derek Lunsford Wins 2025 Arnold Classic
Derek Lunsford is the 2025 Arnold Classic champion. After a close round of pre-judging on Feb. 28, 2025, the finals were held in the Battelle Grand of the Greater Columbus ... Continue Reading
Ali Bilal Wins 2025 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Title
Ali Bilal is the 2025 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique champion. Out of Blank men in the lineup, he would be the last to leave the stage after receiving the trophy from promoter Arnold Schwarzenegger. It also ... Continue Reading
Vania Auguste Wins 2025 Bikini International
Vania Auguste is the 2025 Bikini International champion. She was one of 10 athletes in the competition in Columbus, OH, on March 1, 2025, and was the last to stand center stage as champion. Not only ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Three-Peats; Wins 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic
2024 Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE) Mitchell Hooper has three-peated in Columbus, OH, at the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). The Canadian strongman, who claimed the World's Strongest Man (WSM) title in ... Continue Reading
Inez Carrasquillo Wins the 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic
The 2024 Rogue Strongwoman Invitational champion, Inez Carrasquillo, held her momentum as arguably the best strongwoman in the sport at the moment with a huge win at the 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic ... Continue Reading